The idea of taking ten minutes to recalibrate your attitude isn't a new one, but what you do with those ten minutes is always a bit of a mystery. Productivity blog Stepcase Lifehack proposes you use each one of those minutes for a separate thought related task to clear your head and exercise your brain.

At first glance, the list of ten things to do within ten minutes looks a bit daunting. Each of Lifehack's minutes is dedicated to a different thought. For instance, in the first minute you can write out one positive intention while the ninth minute is dedicated to thinking about a metaphor. The recommendation is to do this in the morning, but it can work at pretty much any time of the day. It's a simple way to break down your day and think about what you need to in the span of those ten minute breaks most of us use for grabbing snacks. What do you spend those ten minutes thinking about?